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Works Cited help: How to do hanging |
SEARCH FOR A BOOK/RESOURCE
WHERE did your event take place? WHERE did your subject live? Find related museums, historical societies, colleges & universities, and/or libraries in those areas.
Does a secondary source mention a speech, diary, report, etc? Try to find this primary source
Look for: government information (often on .gov sites), libraries, museums, historical societies, birthplaces, historic parks, etc.
These sites will often have information on letters, photographs, articles, etc. on their focuses.
Use bibliographies/works cited at the end of websites or books to find additional information.
Don't get stuck on KEYWORDS. Try different combinations:
Try searching on your topic and adding one of these keywords:
Example: Ulysses Grant letters
REMEMBER:
"Primary sources may include but are not limited to:
letters, manuscripts, diaries, journals, newspapers, maps, speeches, interviews, documents produced by government agencies, photographs, audio or video recordings, born-digital items (e.g. emails), research data, and objects or artifacts (such as works of art or ancient roads, buildings, tools, and weapons)."
